naturalizedNyctaginaceae

Boerhavia diffusa

Wineflower

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Boerhavia diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family which is commonly known as punarnava (meaning that which rejuvenates or renews the body in Ayurveda), red spiderling, spreading hogweed, or tarvine. It is taken in herbal medicine for pain relief and other uses. The leaves of B. diffusa are often used as a green vegetable in many parts of India.

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Seasonality
18 flowering · 14 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
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flowering (peak December) fruiting (peak December)

This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.

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Where documented · 77 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 192 · GBIF 279 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 74 · GBIF 118
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 14 · GBIF 19
Honokōhau 1-3 · HawaiʻiiNat 9 · GBIF 12
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 8
Punaluʻu · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 8
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 10
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 9
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 7
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 5
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 4
Kawaihae 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 4
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3
Keahuolū · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3
Paunau · MauiiNat 3 · GBIF 2
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3
Kalihi · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Kualoa 1 · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Pūlehunui · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Wailuku · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Kamoku · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kaʻena · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Nāpili 2-3 · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
ʻAnaehoʻomalu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Keauhou 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
ʻŌiʻo 1 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waiohuli · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
ʻĀpua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kealahewa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kanahena · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Launiupoko · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Keawaʻula · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Honokōwai · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Keauhou 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kaluako‘i · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1